Is fracking unethical?
I like to think of myself of one of the new breed of pragmatic environmentalists, who have freed themselves from the shackles of traditional big...
Obama steps up on climate change (at last)
Jun 25, 2013
It was the big speech everyone concerned with climate change was waiting for. Barack Obama, leader of the world's biggest economy and second biggest carbon...
Book Review: The Burning Question, Mike Berners-Lee & Duncan Clark
Jun 21, 2013
The central thesis of The Burning Question is that all our wonderful solutions to the climate crisis - renewables, nuclear, population control, energy efficiency -...
How to Unblock Global Progress on Climate Change
May 13, 2013
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was set up at the Earth Summit in 1992. That's 21 years ago and where are...
Margaret Thatcher: Britain’s only Green Prime Minister
Apr 8, 2013
Margaret Thatcher, who died today, was one of the most divisive political leaders of our time with people either loving or hating her with equal...
Resource Crunch or Climate Change? Which keeps you awake at night?
Feb 20, 2013
One of the most interesting debates at last week's Corporate Sustainability Mastermind Group (CoSM) was which is the most pressing industry for business - maintaining...
Once upon a time there was a problem with the climate…
Jan 7, 2013
There was a very interesting article in the Guardian last week by Oliver Burkeman where he lamented the lack of widespread public interest in the...
If it keeps on rainin’…
Nov 26, 2012
If it keeps on rainin', levee's gonna break... So sang Memphis Minnie and Kansas Joe McCoy back in 1929 about the Great Mississippi Flood of...
Objectivity is Subjective
Aug 17, 2012
One of the most frustrating things about this business is the politicisation of environmental issues, and how difficult this makes getting objective analyses. Whether you...
Osborne vs Davey: The Big Fight!
Jul 25, 2012
So in the big green battle in the UK's Coalition Government, it looks like round 1 to Energy and Climate Change Secretary (and my political...